- GFIM Market Turnover Hits GH¢1.78 Billion as Treasury Bills Dominate Trading
Trading activity on the Ghana Fixed Income Market rose sharply on Friday, May 29, 2026, with total market turnover reaching GH¢1.78 billion across 398 trades, driven largely by strong activity in Treasury bills and sell-buy back transactions.
According to the market report, Treasury bills dominated trading, accounting for GH¢1.10 billion in turnover across 345 trades, making them the most actively traded segment on the market.
Sell-buy back trades involving Government of Ghana notes and bonds followed with GH¢659.89 million across 44 trades, reflecting continued institutional activity in the secondary market for government securities.
DDEP bonds recorded GH¢24.90 million in turnover from six trades, while new Government of Ghana notes and bonds posted a modest GH¢78,501 from two trades. Corporate bonds recorded GH¢150,000 from a single trade.
The most actively traded Treasury bill was GOG-BL-10/08/26-A7025-2006-0, which recorded GH¢339.24 million in turnover across 17 trades, with a yield of 5.48 per cent and a closing price of 98.9128.
In the DDEP bond segment, the largest volume was recorded by GOG-BD-12/02/30-A6146-1838-8.80, which traded GH¢22.61 million across two transactions at a yield of 13.3 per cent and a closing price of 87.0796.
The sell-buy back segment was led by GOG-BD-10/02/32-A6148-1838-9.10, which recorded GH¢374.61 million across 11 trades. The instrument closed at a yield of 13.79 per cent and a price of 81.8143.
In the corporate bond segment, CMB-BD-28/08/28-A6301-1675-13.00 traded GH¢150,000 in one transaction, closing at a price of 102.9446.
The dominance of Treasury bills suggests that investors continue to show strong appetite for short-term instruments, especially in an environment of lower yields and improving macroeconomic stability.
The high level of activity in sell-buy back trades also points to continued liquidity management by institutional investors and dealers, as market participants reposition their portfolios across government securities.
Overall, the day’s trading pattern shows that while longer-dated bonds remain active, the market’s strongest momentum continues to sit at the short end of the curve, where Treasury bills offer liquidity, flexibility and lower duration risk.
